1977

1h 52m

5.5(20 votes)

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Overview

A mother so insanely overprotective of her grown son decides to make a deal with death by offering alternate victims plucked from among her fellow tenants in a 1938 Italian apartment building.

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Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Shelley Winters

Lea

Max von Sydow

Lisa Carpi / Carabinieri Marshal

Renato Pozzetto

Stella Kraus / Carabiniere

Alberto Lionello

Berta Maner / Banker

Laura Antonelli

Sandra

Mario Scaccia

Rosario

Franco Branciaroli

Priest Don Onorio

Milena Vukotić

Tina

Rita Tushingham

Maria

Adriana Asti

Palma

Creative team

Directed by: Mauro Bolognini
Written by: Luciano Vincenzoni
Nicola Badalucco
Produced by: Sandra Riccardi Infascelli

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